Pont-Scorff Paou-Skorn |
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The Scorff in Pont-Scorff
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Coordinates: 47°50′06″N 3°24′07″W / 47.835°N 3.4019°WCoordinates: 47°50′06″N 3°24′07″W / 47.835°N 3.4019°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Brittany | |
Department | Morbihan | |
Arrondissement | Lorient | |
Canton | Pont-Scorff | |
Intercommunality | Pays de Lorient | |
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• Mayor (2008—2014) | Pierrik Névannen | |
Area1 | 23.50 km2 (9.07 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 2,623 | |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 56179 / 56620 | |
Elevation | 2–72 m (6.6–236.2 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Pont-Scorff (Breton: Pont-Skorf) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.
It takes its name from the River Scorff, which flows through the town.
Inhabitants of Pont-Scorff are called in French Scorvipontains or Scorffipontais.
The municipality launched a linguistic plan through Ya d'ar brezhoneg on February 22 2008.
In 2008, there was 8,74% of the children attended the bilingual schools in primary education.